The British library so after an imense amount of faf im in…… my first book from 1700 is entitled The art of curing sympathetically. Herwig Smells good. It has been repaired each page has been lovingly stuck onto a new […]
So excited to be part of this show http://w0budong.wordpress.com/about-2/ with some fellow a-n bloggers, in Manchester next year. The exhibition will explore, writing, drawing and gesture “bringing together works that are influenced by the actions, traces and aesthetics of handwriting […]
A PIECE OF WORK and RE:VIEWING My blog has been a bit of a lifeline for my work during this past 6 months or so while it has been hard to maintain continuity in my practice. I’ve used it as […]
Haven’t been able to concentrate today. I’m somewhere between sleepy and jumpy. But this afternoon I found this, which John Berger wrote in 1987: “Image-making begins with interrogating appearances and making marks. Every artist discovers that drawing – when it […]
The exhibition in Manchester is very real now; thank you, thank you Jayne Lloyd, for setting up the website for W0budong. I am really looking forward to conversations about the project in the discussion section of the site and to […]
Day 1 London. so how was today? at the start of today i thaught “nar ill never be able to stay in the libary for 5 hours” how wrong could i have been 5 hours wasnt nearly enough. i have […]
Research: Pool Arts and the British Library and untrustworthy readers… “Furiously Mad” is an ambitious project being developed by a group of artists examining some of the history of People Who Have been Locked Away for Being Mad / Mentally […]
Was feeling really down and uninspired in Ipswich so I decided on a spur of the moment whim to use the hotel booking tonight that I had booked ages ago and wasn’t going to use. So we drove to peckham […]
Trae, handling books over 500 years old with her heart pounding.. Alan, ex soldier himself – reading about Shell Shock and how they could tell if people were “malingering – trying to pull the wool” Everyone was making notes on […]
As Christmas approaches, we’ll be veering off the High Street to offer a snapshot of gift ideas from across the UK that support the work of artists and arts organisations. This week, take your pick from handprinted wrapping paper, artist-designed beach towels and bags, and specially produced print editions and publications.
Didn’t get much ‘work’ done yesterday, thanks to the amount of time it took to put up the plastic sheeting canopy above my space. The physically demanding nature of doing that job alone for (approx) 4x5m worth of space, (up […]
Images of the works in progress, in progress…
Day 24 – Field 2 It’s all a big experiment… Plant pigments (buttercup, cherry blossom, buddleia), cellulose and resin on glass. The essence of a field, preserved. REMINDER! Last chance to see the show! Chroma Utopia ends 5pm Saturday 30th […]
An icy chill has descended, seemingly out of nowhere. The Public Art studios were freezing today – not as cold as Rogue Studios can be, but getting there. I spent last night and this morning finalizing a presentation about my […]
Do I really like line, paint, and want things to look nice? I put that in front of me to see how I felt about it. This painting tests the question. Its single pink line is mixed from the base […]
Week 55: 30th September – 6th OctoberThis week I headed over to Wakefield for the bi-monthly Artwalk. The Artwalk happens on the last Wednesday of the month and consists of all the various art spaces and galleries opening to members […]
No video today: I’ve been writing instead. And drawing a bit. I spent the first part of the morning in the studio copying out a drawing, the second part of the morning getting lost trying to find the post office […]
